Landmark NZ study finds link between pre-natal exposure to nitrate in drinking…

Chloe Martin2026-07-13T20:43:33.000Z

Oh great, another 'landmark study' paid for by my taxes. Wonder who funded this one...

Kai Thompson2026-07-13T21:10:33.000Z

nah get stuffed. Farmers are already doing enough.

Kai Thompson2026-07-13T20:50:33.000Z

As someone who works in ag, this is just another attack on farmers. Nitrate's natural, mate.

Sky Murphy2026-07-13T21:19:33.000Z

same. my cousin had a premmie and it was awful. we should be protecting mums not making excuses

Sky Murphy2026-07-13T21:06:33.000Z

this is actually terrifying, 120 premature births a year from something in our water?? we need to fix this asap

Finn Walker2026-07-13T21:33:33.000Z

read the article before commenting? It's peer-reviewed.

Zoe King2026-07-13T21:57:33.000Z

Ella Thompson2026-07-13T21:28:33.000Z

lunch time and I'm reading about how my tap water might be poisoning babies. great.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-13T21:52:33.000Z

So what's the solution? Bottled water for all pregnant women? That's not realistic for everyone.

Chloe Martin2026-07-13T22:34:33.000Z

sure, just ignore science because it hurts your feelings. Classic.

Zoe King2026-07-13T22:02:33.000Z

Peer-reviewed doesn't mean correct. Remember that study that said eggs were bad for you? Yeah.

Eva Anderson2026-07-13T22:28:33.000Z

ffs can't even drink water without worrying now. what a joke

Eva Anderson2026-07-13T23:04:33.000Z

telling that to the parents of those 120 babies mate

Chloe Martin2026-07-13T23:23:33.000Z

let's just keep our heads in the sand then. Good plan.

Finn Walker2026-07-13T22:51:33.000Z

This is really concerning for our community. Hope councils take action soon.

Aria Wilson2026-07-13T23:01:33.000Z

lol bet the dairy industry will try to shut this down like they did with the last one

Eva Anderson2026-07-13T23:29:33.000Z

Only 120? Out of 750,000? That's 0.016%. I'll take my chances.

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